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BYD and the American GovernmentOnline version
A reading text for pre-intermediate learners
The
United
States
has
put
some
big
Chinese
companies
on
a
government
list
.
These
companies
include
Alibaba
,
BYD
,
and
Baidu
.
The
US
government
says
these
companies
may
have
connections
with
the
Chinese
military
.
The
list
was
by
the
US
Department
of
Defense
.
It
warns
American
companies
to
be
careful
when
working
with
these
Chinese
businesses
.
The
companies
on
the
list
are
not
banned
now
,
but
the
US
says
they
could
be
a
risk
to
national
security
.
The
Chinese
government
does
not
agree
with
this
.
Chinese
officials
say
the
list
is
unfair
and
that
Chinese
companies
follow
the
law
in
other
countries
.
Alibaba
and
Baidu
also
said
they
are
not
connected
to
the
Chinese
.
They
said
the
accusations
are
not
true
and
that
they
may
use
legal
action
to
protect
their
companies
.
Other
Chinese
companies
on
the
list
Nio
,
Comac
,
Huawei
,
Tencent
,
DJI
,
and
CATL
.
The
United
States
and
China
are
competing
in
technology
and
business
.
They
are
competing
in
cars
,
artificial
intelligence
,
and
other
modern
industries
.
Earlier
this
year
,
BYD
sold
more
electric
cars
than
Tesla
and
became
the
world
?
s
largest
electric
vehicle
company
.
Experts
believe
the
problem
between
the
US
and
China
may
become
bigger
in
the
future
.
China
may
answer
by
putting
American
companies
on
its
own
list
or
by
taking
other
.
The
situation
shows
that
the
two
countries
are
trying
to
become
stronger
in
technology
,
business
,
and
power
.
The
United
States
has
put
some
Chinese
companies
on
a
special
government
list
.
These
companies
Alibaba
,
BYD
,
and
Baidu
.
The
US
government
says
these
companies
may
have
connections
with
the
Chinese
military
.
The
list
was
made
by
the
US
of
Defense
.
It
warns
American
companies
to
be
careful
when
working
with
these
Chinese
businesses
.
The
companies
on
the
list
are
not
banned
right
now
,
but
the
US
says
they
could
be
a
risk
to
national
security
.
The
Chinese
government
does
not
agree
with
this
decision
.
Chinese
officials
say
the
list
is
unfair
and
that
Chinese
follow
the
law
in
other
countries
.
Alibaba
and
Baidu
also
said
they
are
not
connected
to
the
Chinese
.
They
said
the
accusations
are
not
true
and
that
they
may
use
legal
action
to
protect
their
companies
.
Other
Chinese
companies
on
the
list
include
Nio
,
Comac
,
Huawei
,
,
DJI
,
and
CATL
.
The
United
States
and
China
are
competing
in
technology
and
business
.
They
are
competing
in
electric
cars
,
artificial
intelligence
,
and
other
industries
.
Earlier
this
year
,
BYD
sold
more
electric
cars
than
Tesla
and
became
the
world
?
s
largest
electric
vehicle
company
.
Experts
believe
the
problem
between
the
US
and
China
may
become
in
the
future
.
China
may
answer
by
putting
American
companies
on
its
own
list
or
by
taking
other
actions
.
The
situation
shows
that
the
two
countries
are
trying
to
become
stronger
in
,
business
,
and
world
power
.
The
United
States
has
some
big
Chinese
companies
on
a
special
government
list
.
These
companies
include
Alibaba
,
BYD
,
and
.
The
US
government
says
these
companies
may
have
connections
with
the
Chinese
military
.
The
list
was
made
by
the
US
Department
of
.
It
warns
American
companies
to
be
careful
when
working
with
these
Chinese
businesses
.
The
companies
on
the
list
are
not
banned
right
now
,
but
the
US
says
they
could
be
a
risk
to
security
.
The
Chinese
government
does
not
agree
with
this
decision
.
Chinese
officials
say
the
list
is
unfair
and
that
Chinese
companies
follow
the
law
in
other
countries
.
Alibaba
and
Baidu
also
said
they
not
connected
to
the
Chinese
military
.
They
said
the
accusations
are
not
true
and
that
they
may
use
legal
action
to
protect
their
companies
.
Other
Chinese
companies
on
the
include
Nio
,
Comac
,
Huawei
,
Tencent
,
DJI
,
and
CATL
.
The
United
States
and
China
are
competing
in
technology
and
.
They
are
competing
in
electric
cars
,
artificial
intelligence
,
and
other
modern
industries
.
Earlier
this
year
,
BYD
sold
more
electric
cars
than
Tesla
and
became
the
world
?
s
largest
electric
vehicle
company
.
believe
the
problem
between
the
US
and
China
may
become
bigger
in
the
future
.
China
may
answer
by
putting
American
companies
on
its
list
or
by
taking
other
actions
.
The
situation
shows
that
the
two
countries
are
trying
to
become
stronger
in
technology
,
business
,
and
power
.
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